Archive for May, 2009

Has economic twilight come to the Sun Belt?

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Manhattan West, a stalled condominium project, stands unfinished behind a fence in Las Vegas on May 8.For a generation or more, the Sun Belt thrived like no other region in America — a growth so steady it felt as though the boom would never end. But now it has, replaced by a bust.

NYT: GM plan clears bondholder hurdle

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

The U.S. government hopes GM will become a publicly traded company again within eighteen months as General Motors braces for bankruptcy. NBC's John Yang reports. (MSNBC)General Motors’ bondholders agreed Saturday to exchange their debt for an ownership stake in the ailing carmaker, clearing the final obstacle to an orderly bankruptcy.

Magic finish Cavaliers, will face Lakers

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

‘Total domination’ by Howard in Game 6 as Orlando rolls to first NBA Finals in 14 years.

NYT: Death in suburbs shows heroin’s spread

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

A heroin overdose in Ohio highlights how Mexican drug cartels have pushed heroin sales into America’s suburbs.

Obama’s effort to engage Cuba faces big test

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

The two countries reportedly will engage in discussions that would potentially ease immigration restrictions and direct mail laws. NBC's John Yang reports. (MSNBC)Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the Obama administration on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States and direct mail service between the two countries, a State Department official said Sunday.

6 dead as Hamas, Palestinian police clash

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

A Palestinian police officer examines the damage to a house following a shootout between Palestinian policemen and Hamas gunmen in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, on Sunday.Palestinian forces stormed a Hamas hideout in the northern West Bank, setting off a fierce battle that left six dead Sunday in the bloodiest factional violence over the past two years.

Cops: Dad, 2 kids die in Ore. murder-suicide

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

A 45-year-old father found dead with his two children along an Oregon hiking trail is believed to have shot them before killing himself, police said.

Antidepressants may raise risk of cancer return

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, new research shows.

Wings get early bounce on Penguins in Cup finals

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Detroit takes first step toward repeat with 3-1 win in Game 1 of rematch.

Susan Boyle settles for second on ‘Talent’

Written by admin on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Locals in Susan Boyle's hometown of Blackburn, Scotland, watched her take second place during the finale of "Britain's Got Talent."Susan Boyle’s reality show journey ended Saturday with a second-place finish to a dance troupe called “Diversity” on the final of the television show “Britain’s Got Talent.”



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